S1·E2 – Reign of Terror⭐ 3.5/5
2020-07-05 • 56 min
Michelle McNamara reflects on the 1984 murder of her childhood neighbor Kathy Lombardo, which she credits with planting the seed for her lifelong fascination with unsolved crimes. Local detectives who worked the East Area Rapist (EAR) case in the ‘70s – and citizen detectives who picked up where they left off – discuss a proliferation of serial rape cases in Northern California at the time, discussing an era when victims were often too ashamed to speak out and sexual crime was minimized in the press and the courtroom.
Cast
Amy Ryan
Michelle McNamara's Words (voice)
Billy Jensen
Self - Crime Writer, Citizen Detective
Larry Crompton
Self - Ret. Detective, Contra Costa County
Patton Oswalt
Self - Michelle's Husband
Michelle McNamara
Self (archive footage)
Paul Haynes
Self - Michelle's Researcher, Citizen Detective
Melanie Barbeau
Self - Citizen Detective
